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Crankshaft failure on BMW 3 Series - who should pay?

I have a 2006 BMW 3 Series with 61,000 miles on the clock and a full service history (not all by BMW). The car has been diagnosed with a snapped crankshaft and BMW have said they will look at it at my expense (£180 per hour) to strip down the engine. The dealer also said they 'might' apply a level of goodwill payment. Do I have any legal recourse with them? Surely this is a manufacturing fault?

Asked on 12 July 2013 by Crudp1

Answered by Honest John

The car is seven years old so BMW is not in any way legally liable. Anything it offers you will be purely goodwill. Failures of these N47 engines are usually due to the dangerous maintenance regime that can mean the oil does not get changed for 20,000 miles.

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